fripperies

plural of frippery

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smoke
Noun
  • As plumes of thick smoke rose over Tehran, Israel was attacked with yet another barrage of Iranian missiles and drones.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
  • If each particle of light could leave a smoke trail in its wake, a right-handed screw of smoke would emerge from one prism and a left-handed screw from another.
    Zack Savitsky, Wired News, 22 June 2025
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“Fripperies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fripperies. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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